Tri-Cities Meetings: Unless noted otherwise, meetings are held in Room 117 in the SWL building at CBC. The program starts at 7:00 PM. At 6:30 PM, we have an informal plant identification and get together. Bring a mystery plant (non-ornamental) if you like and we will attempt to identify it for you.

Field Trips: Bring water, appropriate layers of clothing, hat, sunscreen, walking sticks, guidebooks, camera, and a snack/lunch for all day trips. If you opt to carpool, riders should contribute money for gas. Please notify the contact person of your intention to participate. These trips may fill up fast . Please pre- register. Some of our away trips have limited parking. Unless noted otherwise, Blue Mountain trips begin at Harper Joy parking lot on Whitman campus in Walla Walla for carpooling. Arrangements may also be made to meet you on the way.

This year we’ve included a family walk to introduce the young to the wonder of the natural world around them. We will be answering questions, looking at the plants with magnifiers and wondering at the wonderful world of growing things.

This will be an easy walk for parents and children. Come join us and May will bring new flowers: Perhaps the purple Penstemons with their spikes of singing flowers will be waiting for us. The daisies will still be in bloom: Townsend’s, Cushion and the Shaggies, big bouquets of yellow balsamroot turning their heads in the sun. Don’t let your family don’t miss this walk. Meet: 10:00 a.m. at Trailhead Park where we’ll take the Badger Flats Trail. Dress appropriate for the weather, bring snacks, and don’t forget your cameras.